IMPACT ANALYSIS

562-2402-501 BLASTER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION PROCEDURE

  1. GUIDANCE IMPLEMENTS LAWS OR REGULATIONS MORE STRINGENT THAN FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS:

    2. Federal regulations do not address the suspension or revocation of blaster’s licenses.

  2. PRESCRIPTIVE OR TECHNOLOGY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE:

    3. This guidance is not prescriptive or technology specific. This guidance allows for flexibility while providing consistency for the suspension or revocation of blaster’s licenses.

  3. AFFECTED REGULATED COMMUNITY:

    4. All Pennsylvania licensed blasters.

  4. ECONOMIC IMPACT-REGULATED COMMUNITY:

    5. This guidance will facilitate consistent handling of serious blasting violations, including the suspension or revocation of blaster’s licenses. There will be no economic impact unless a blaster’s license is suspended or revoked, changing the blaster’s employment status

  5. ECONOMIC IMPACT-DEP:

    6. The economic impact of this guidance on DEP is insignificant.

  6. COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE:

    7. The Blasting and Explosives Inspectors and other DEP personnel will assist industry when applying this guidance.

  7. POLLUTION PREVENTION:

    8. This guidance will not minimize or reduce pollution.

  8. DEP REVIEWS AND APPROVALS:

    9. This guidance will provide uniform guidelines for investigating of serious or deliberate violation incidents and determining whether to revoke or suspend blasters’ licenses.

  9. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING GUIDANCE:

    10. This guidance is a revision to 562-2402-501, Suspension and Revocation of Blaster’s Licenses.

  10. CONTROVERSIAL ASPECTS OF GUIDANCE:

    11. This guidance is not controversial. Both the majority of industry representatives and the public feel serious violations require appropriate regulatory responses. The Department has a history of suspending blaster’s licenses for serious violations.